Archive for the ‘Finished’ Category
You can’t win them all
Last week I finally managed to complete a dress I started making at the beginning of May. It’s taken nearly a month – real life took over from sewing for a while! I tried the finished dress on with great excitement, only to realise that the project is a complete failure. It’s wearable enough to […]
Filed under: Burda, Fabric, Finished, Sewing | 38 Comments
Tags: blue, Burda, dress, Dressmaking, Sewing
I’ve worn my pink a-line dress so much I made it again! It’s the same fabric, a boiled wool jersey from Truro Fabrics, in a colourway called cream. Personally I think it is more of a beige than a cream. I’m really liking the modern, minimalist vibe of this version, which is very different to […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Finished, Notions, Sewing, Simplicity | 25 Comments
Tags: beige, Dressmaking, modern, Sewing, simplicity
The weather in the UK has been so miserably cold that I decided what I needed to make next was a really warm cardigan. For one reason or another it took me a while to sew, and of course the very day I finished it the weather warmed up. Guess I should have sewed faster. […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Finished, Kimono, Sewing, Style | 20 Comments
Tags: Dressmaking, kimono, Sewing
Shocking pink
It seems like a long time since I made this dress. I normally photograph new makes right away, but this one’s been sitting around for a few weeks while I’ve been unwell. Things are getting better now so I have slapped some makeup on and got photos of it at last. The pattern is Simplicity […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Finished, Simplicity, Style, Vintage | 41 Comments
Tags: 1970s, Dressmaking, pink, Sewing, simplicity, vintage
So in an attempt to beat the freezing cold UK weather I bought some wool jerseys to make warm winter dresses. This is the first; a repeat of Burda 122-09-2010 made in a very stable violet coloured wool blend from Ditto Fabrics. I think I must have had about the last of it because it’s […]
Filed under: Burda, Dressmaking, Finished, Sewing | 36 Comments
Tags: Burda, dress, Dressmaking, Sewing, violet
I’ve recently made two fairly serious, involved projects which definitely count as sewing cake; aka classic and versatile garments that underpin an outfit. So it was definitely time for a quick and frivolous project. Even better, I had one already planned and waiting to go: a knockoff of a Christopher Kane dress in some sparkly […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Finished, Sewing, Style, Vogue | 42 Comments
Tags: Dressmaking, Sewing, Style, Vogue
Vogue 2218 reveal
My sister’s dress has reached her now, so I can show the whole thing on the blog! It’s Vogue 2218, a two piece dress pattern with a lot of sleeve and neckline variations. We picked the sleeveless boat neck version. In passing, I found it really difficult to take decent photos on the dressform. Some […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Finished, Sewing, Vogue | 15 Comments
Tags: dress, Dressmaking, Sewing, Vogue
Thanks so much for all the lovely comments about my Burda coat. I couldn’t have got the fit right without the help of the sewing blogsphere; you’re all wonderful! I haven’t sewn anything new I can show since finishing the coat. I’ve been tracing patterns and making a muslin for a dress for my sister. […]
Filed under: Burda, Dressmaking, Finished, Sewing, Style | 18 Comments
Tags: Burda, Dressmaking, Sewing, shorts, Style
Gridlines: the coat is finished
So here is the finished coat at last. These were taken very quickly, shortly before heading into town on what is apparently the busiest shopping day of the year in the UK. Full disclosure: I’ve edited out the signpost that was making an unwelcome appearance in all the front views. The goofy pose owes nothing […]
Filed under: Burda, Burda 104-12-2011 coat, Dressmaking, Finished, Sewing | 33 Comments
Tags: Burda, coat, Dressmaking, Sewing
Another shirt dress
After I made my Death Star shirt dress I found I couldn’t stop at one. They’re so practical for work. This time I used a vintage pattern, Simplicity 6270. I made the view in stripes on the envelope: long sleeves, shirt collar, and worn with a leather belt rather than a self-fabric one. I swear […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Finished, Sewing, Simplicity, Vintage | 25 Comments
Tags: Dressmaking, Sewing, shirtdress, simplicity, vintage
